South Utah News

Wayne County recorded an unemployment rate of 0.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 6 people out of the 2,500 living in Wayne County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Wayne County has decreased compared to the 1.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Wayne County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.5%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	6	0.5%
Employed	1,146	99.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,146	99.5%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%